Helping
Hooves is a triumph of American creativity and
innovation and a compelling story that you don't want to miss.

In a world where size and power is respected, it’s the little
things that capture your hearts and mind. After a century of
neglect, horses are now being re-introduced into our society
in a remarkable and creative way.

Filled with humor and drama, Janet Burleson shares her
remarkable story of training midget ponies to guide the blind.

Both entertaining and educational, Janet Burleson tells how
she overcame ridicule and prejudice, using her decades of
professional horse training to prove that the intelligence of
horses could be harnessed for the benefit of mankind.

For the first-time ever,
after great demand, noted horse whisperer Janet Burleson shares
the amazing Guide Horse training story. With many lives depending
on her work, learn how and why Janet developed the training
program to prepare the horses for the important task of keeping
their blind companions safe. Follow the intricate steps required
to train tiny ponies to ride escalators and safely guide the blind
through crowded urban traffic. Study the detailed photographs
illustrating the milestones of the Guide Horse training process.

Burleson explains how to overcome the challenges of taking a horse
on a flight in the passenger cabin of a commercial airliner
including how to reliably housebreak a horse.

This is an entertaining and
informative book that will leave the reader with a greater
understanding of the working bond between horse and human.

The remarkable story has
captured the hearts and minds of people everywhere and has been
featured in TIME, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, 20/20 and
People Magazine.

How wonderful that Janet and Don Burleson
have initiated this valuable experimental program teaming
miniature horses with blind people – Newsweek

Miniature ponies are leading the way for the
blind – ABC News

Guide Horses . . . are as small and
disciplined as Guide Dogs – TIME Magazine

Extraordinary –
ABC 20/20

It is often the little things that win our
hearts and minds – ABC News

The Burleson’s are . . . using horse sense to
Guide – Boston Globe

Twinkie proved that miniature horses could
fill the role, and fill it well – VetCentric Magazine

An Intriguing Program -
Discovery
Channel

Key Features:

Learn how to
housebreak a horse!

Hear the amazing
story of how tiny ponies guide the blind

See horses at-work,
wearing sneakers

Understand how a
blind guide works

View detailed photos
of the Guide Horse training process

Learn secrets from a
respected horse whisperer

About the Author:

As a lifelong horse training enthusiast, Janet
Burleson has experimented with hundreds of horse
behavior challenges. With four decades of horse
teaching experience, she is the pioneering horse trainer
that developed the Guide horse training program. Read
about the development of the training program used to
train Twinkie, the prototype first experimental Guide
horse for the blind and Cuddles the first Guide horse
to enter full time service as a guide animal for Dan
Shaw.

Please note that the Janet Burleson, Rampant TechPress
or the Guide Horse Foundation are not affiliated in any way with
The Seeing Eye, a registered trademark. We have great
respect for the Seeing Eye and its half-century of service to the
visually disabled community.

Helping Hooves

The Guide Horse
Foundation
Training Program to Train Miniature Horses as Guide Animals for
the Blind

Janet
Burleson is the pioneering horse trainer that developed the Guide
horse training program.As a lifelong horse training enthusiast, Janet
Burleson has experimented with hundreds of horse behavior challenges.
With four decades of horse teaching experience, read how she trained Twinkie, the prototype first
experimental Guide horse for the blind and
Cuddles the first Guide horse to enter full time service as
a guide animal for Dan Shaw.